Peer Review Process

Jurnal Hukum Novelty uses a double-blind system for peer review. The identities of both reviewers and authors remain anonymous. The paper will be peer-reviewed by at least two experts who are typically involved in reviewing a manuscript. 

The review process by considering two main aspects, namely: the relevance and contribution of articles on the law theory and practices. Editors and reviewers provide constructive feedback on the evaluation results to the author.

The article review process usually takes 4 to 12 weeks. This review period depends on the editors' and reviewers' duration in reviewing the manuscript. If the author does not get confirmation from JHN for a long time, the author can confirm by email at jhnovelty@law.uad.ac.id. The stages of the review process applied at JHN are as the following:

1. Submission of manuscripts is only processed online, i.e. OJS of JHN, website: http://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/Novelty/index

2. The incoming manuscript will be checked by the Managing Editor whether it complies with the JHN author’s guidelines and template for submission, also whether the manuscript matches the focus and scope of JHN. If appropriate, the next process will be carried out by the relevant JHN editor, and if not, we will recommend that the manuscript be revised and/or rejected.

3. Furthermore, the manuscripts will be checked with Turnitin (similarity check). If more than a 20% level of similarity, the manuscripts will be asked to be repaired or rejected by the JHN Editor. This decision is final and entirely the prerogative right of the JHN editor. Click this for the Plagiarism Policy.

4. Then, the manuscripts will be sent to at least two (2) anonymous reviewers. Sometimes if required, a third peer-review is also needed for further consideration.

5. The reviewer then will send the review notes to the editor, which will be forwarded to the authors. 

6. For a manuscript that is accepted with revisions (minor or major), it would contain comments from peer reviewers and would be returned to the author for revision. Referring to the JHN policy, reviewers only give suggestions on whether the manuscript is accepted or rejected. Meanwhile, the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of the manuscript is in the hands of the editor and editor-in-chief.

7. The author is given the time to revise the manuscript no later than one month. Extra time to revise should be asked the editor via email (jhnovelty@law.uad.ac.id). If there is no notification after the specified period, then the Author is deemed to resign.

8. Manuscripts that have gone through final revisions and been accepted by the editor will be published in JHN in the edition determined by the editor-in-chief.

Note for Decision:

  • Accepted, as it is;
  • Accepted by Minor Revision (implies that publication is desirable and a limited number of changes will bring the manuscript up to scratch);
  • Accepted by Major Revisions (implies that the manuscript needs considerable reworking prior to reconsideration); and
  • Rejected (generally, on the grounds of the outside of scope and aim, major technical description problems, lack of clarity of presentation).